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Course:  

Introduction to the Eclipse Development Platform and Application Framework
Sponsored by the IEEE Boston Section and MCC Systems

Lecturer:

Mike McCullough, President and CEO, MCC Systems, Inc.

Date:

9 AM to 4 PM, Wednesday, April 19

Location:

Sheraton Lexington Hotel, 727 Marrett Road, Lexington, MA  02421

Course Summary

Who Should Attend – This course is intended for engineering professionals who use or intend to use products based on the Eclipse framework.  Software developers who are considering using the Eclipse framework or are beginning development of an Eclipse based product will also benefit from attending this course. A basic familiarity with Java and C programming is helpful.

Course Objectives

  • Understand the history of Eclipse and why it is a popular basis for user interface development

  • Know the basic methods of extending Eclipse or an Eclipse-based product

  • Understand the issues behind productizing Eclipse extensions and distributing them to internal or external customers

Course Schedule

The History of Eclipse

The IBM Websphere Java development  platform

Now in the public domain as open source

The Eclipse Foundation and Eclipse.org

C development through the CDT

Why Use Eclipse

Advantages of using a standard framework

Truly open vs. not open and everything in between

Products that are currently using Eclipse

What buyers of Eclipse based products need to know

What vendors of Eclipse based products need to know

Extending the Eclipse Environment

Plug-in development

The Plug-in Development Environment

The Plug-in Wizard

Eclipse Editors, Views and Perspectives

Project management

Eclipse Features

Licensing and Distribution

Your plug-in: open source code or not

Modifying Eclipse source code

Distributing Eclipse source code

The Future of Eclipse

Who’s leading the pack

Where is it going

Getting Help on Your Project

Helpful books

Online discussion groups and Web resources

Consultants

Lecturer – Mike McCullough is President and CEO of MCC Systems, Inc. Mike has a BS in Computer Engineering and an MS in Systems Engineering from Boston University. A 20-year electronics veteran, he has held various positions at Wind River Systems, Lockheed Sanders, Stratus Computer and Apollo Computer. MCC Systems is a provider of Eclipse-based software development tools, training and consulting services for the embedded systems market.

Registration includes handouts, coffee breaks and lunch

Decision (Run/Cancel) Date for  this Courses is Monday, April 10, 2006

Course Fee Schedule:

REGISTRATION RECEIVED BY
April 7, 2006

REGISTRATION. RECEIVED AFTER
April 7, 2006

IEEE MEMBERS $330

IEEE MEMBERS $350

NON-MEMBERS $350

NON-MEMBERS $375

On-line Registration and Payment

On-line registration is closed for this course, but registration is still available on-site or by contacting the office at 781-245-5405.

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